This year, in addition to more familiar respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2, local health experts are also ...

A person with COVID-19 could be contagious for a longer period of time than if they had the flu, according to the CDC website ...

Victorian health authorities have urged Aussies to be cautious of symptoms after the two diseases were detected in the state.

Health authorities are urging people to monitor for measles symptoms after an infectious case was detected while polio was ...

As flu season ramps up in the U.S., influenza is not as simple as it first appears, with several different strains in play.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says there have been no new cases of measles so far since a single case was reported last week.

Vaccines are a big deal. A landmark study published in The Lancet this spring calculated global vaccination efforts targeting ...

According to the WHO, the proportion of the world’s population aged over 60 years will almost double, from 12% to 22%, ...

A particular type of lung illness has been on the rise both locally and nationally. Have you ever wondered why it’s called ...

The United States has recorded over 32,000 whooping cough cases this year, compared with around 5,100 as of mid-December last ...

New Brunswick declared a measles outbreak on Nov. 1. Public Health Ontario, as of Dec. 18, was reporting 37 confirmed cases ...